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Entry: Doctor Who: The Theme Music - A87870757
Author: Bluebottle - U43530

A Flea Market Rescue attempt of:
A5692593 Doctor Who - The Theme Music
U186831 CYBERHUMAN

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Can't see much wrong with this.

music concrète --> musique concrète

High praise indeed.

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Well done Cyberhuman

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Well done.

Ooo-eee-ooo

Good to see this has been picked - excellent rescue I had previously bookmarked it so I read it today and enjoyed it indeed

What's an augmented octave?

An 'augmented octave' is a musical term that describes the exact interval between the notes of the 'oo' and the 'ee'. I'm not the best person to describe it, but the melody definitely has one – I read all about it in a .

I hope that explanation wasn't too technical...

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Ah, I see

"This is the haunting section that begins ooo-eee-ooo and is technically an augmented octave."

So this just needs tweaking a bit, as I read it that the *section* that begins ooo-eee-ooo is an augmented octave, but it is the ooo-eee that is the augmented octave

Now I want to learn to play the theme on my trusty keyboard...

I'm sure I wrote a post in this thread but it must have got lost in the ether because I can't find it now. Anyway, it's probably too late now, but Nigel Kennedy recorded a version of it. Not everyone's taste, but here goes

https://youtu.be/3Q4vDXKK6G4

Apparently it was for the Proms 2008, so if it's good enough for them.

I'll have to liaise with the sub about mentioning that

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